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Ford Motor Corporation is set to build on the success of the Ford Ranger as it has announced that it will be coming up with an off-road performance variant of the Ranger for the first time. The new variant to be known as Ford Ranger Raptor is purpose-built, desert-racing inspired bakkie that will be joining the Ford Performance family soon, though details of the hugely-built bakkie are still being kept under wraps.
Designed and engineered to deliver an adrenaline pumping experience, Ford Ranger Raptor sports a head-turning exterior look that exudes toughness as well as a level of capability and off-road performance never before seen in the mid-size bakkie segment.
Sharing the same nomenclature as the F-150 Raptor, the world’s most extreme production bakkie, Ranger Raptor is in a class of its own among mid-size off-road performance vehicles.
Building on the success of the class-leading Ford Ranger, one of the best-selling bakkies in a number of markets, Ranger Raptor brings the thrilling off-road performance capabilities of the ‘Raptor’ to the Ranger for the first time ever. With its bold appearance and extreme, off-road performance features, Ranger Raptor represents a new and distinctive breed of bakkie.
“Combining the Raptor’s advanced off-road capabilities with the versatility of the Ranger is a significant accomplishment for Ford’s world-class engineering and design teams,” said Jamal Hameedi, chief engineer, Ford Performance.
Ranger Raptor will be joining F-150 Raptor to extend the globally renowned Ford Performance DNA, complementing the on-road high-performance lineup of Ford GT, Ford Mustang Shelby, Focus RS, Focus ST and Fiesta ST.
